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<p>Hi everyone, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I was looking at the 2010 ED acceptance list.....WOW...2300-2400's rejected. I'm not that surprised.</p>

<p>Below are my stats...I won't take the opinions too far into the heavens but wouldn't mind what others think of them. I'm not inculcated in candor, so I'm pretty straight foward and not oblique to any degree.</p>

<p>One q before stats.. whats a hook? Sorry if I don't contend to the forums jargon. Is it like the grasping feature? </p>

<p>Anyways I'm interested in Pre-med. I know 70% of freshman change their paths, I gurantee you, I won't. </p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>9th Grade - Straight A's</p>

<p>EC: Piano, Marching Band in 2nd semester, VP of a Peer tutor club, Founder of Radio club, Founder of Technology Club, Co-President in the helping hands club, MESA (Math club Member)--1st in State Web Programming competition. Track (1 Mile, not 3200), Philosophy Club Co founder. heavily involved in community service - Over 350 hours at Brotman Medical center in the E.D. (Emergency Department, more commonly known as E.R.); Tutored 6th-7th grade students (not 8th--no clue why); Mock Trial- Witness and Badminton Club!</p>

<p>10th Grade- All A's 1 B (AP euro; Both semesters)
EC: Piano(on resume), Guitar (participated in state competitions and actually performed at the House of Blues; won 2nd place..AMAZING expereince) Marching Band whole year (not on resume for reccomendations), VP of a Peer tutor club, Founder of Radio club, Founder of Technology Club, Co-President in the helping hands club, MESA (Math club Member)-- -1st in State Web Programming competition. (Again!!!!) Track (1 Mile, not 3200--STILL too slow to try it..But THIS YEAR I had a 1 mile run of 5:44...Which was the schools track team record for Varsity...), Philosophy Club Co founder (still in this---LOVE Philosophy). heavily involved in community service - Over 300 hours at Brotman Medical center in the E.D. (Emergency Department, more commonly known as E.R.) - ; Tutored 6th-7th grade students AND at this time 8th ALSO! World Vision Organizer! Mock Trial for the whole year again- WITNESS...Badminton Club!</p>

<p>11th Grade (Oh boy..) (All AP's except Track and French) - First semester: (5 A's 1 B+) Second: (5 A's 1 B (sigh) )
EC: Piano(on resume), Guitar (participated in state competitions and actually performed at the House of Blues; won 2nd place..AMAZING expereince) Marching Band whole year (not on resume for reccomendations), VP of a Peer tutor club, Founder of Radio club, Founder of Technology Club, Co-President in the helping hands club, MESA (Math club Member)--1st in State Web Programming competition. Track (1 Mile, not 3200--STILL too slow to try it..But THIS YEAR I had a 1 mile run of 5:44...Which was the schools track team record for Varsity...), Philosophy Club Co founder (still in this---LOVE Philosophy). heavily involved in community service - Over 300 hours at Brotman Medical center in the E.D. (Emergency Department, more commonly known as E.R.) - ; Tutored 6th-7th grade students AND at this time 8th....ALSO! World Vision Organizer. Mock trial- HONESTLY, I was going to do Lawyer...but in 10th grade..I acted out so brilliantly a young man's conffession to a premditated murder, the Judge tried to console me! He was highly in belief of my acting and asked for a napkin to be handed to me and constantly questioned me if I was alright..of course I had to break the chain and tell him. After that, school BEGGED me for Mock Trial Witness. Badminton club!!</p>

<p>[color=red]Stats
SAT: 2000ish close to 2100.
GPA: 3.7 Unweighted
Rank: 25.
Hook: I am dedicated, I know my aim, I am strong, I am a human being, and I am honest and would bring a lot to Princeton University (especially in music-not any musical genius..but I play music while keeping to my other prioritized aspirations)
Teacher recs will be : Stupendous.
Essays will be: Not cliche and different, promises.
Counselor rec: Doesn't matter too much..Known her from 8th grade (as she was my counselor then)...Have to get her candy or something to fawn her.
No ACT's
SAT II's Math IIC - 620, Biology- 640, U.S History- 660</p>

<p>That's it. </p>

<p>Thank You.</p>

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<p>Although I probably don't give the best advice, I think you need to raise your SATIIs to 700s and raise SATs a bit (hopefull 2200+)</p>

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<p>From what the Princeton admission counselor told us at an informational meeting when we visited Princeton, SAT's are important, but are not everything. If they're decent, that's great, but other things in your application are going to get you into Princeton, not a perfect SAT. That being said, SAT's can help verify the other things in your application, so if you can raise them, that'd be great. Are you going ED? What I've found a hook to be is something that not only adds to your statistics (top of class, great SAT's, GPA, solid EC's, etc.), but also shows that while you're great on paper, you're also unique and that in some way you will add to Princeton (sometimes that's being good at a particular sport, other times very good at dance or theater, and other times it's some sort of scientific research).Make sense? Also, you're 25th out of how many? You probably need to be top 10%. Anyhow, for what it's worth, that's my opinion.</p>

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<p>Out of 300. I'll definetly get my SAT up! Well, as for the hook, how do you convey that most strongly? Do you convey the hook through the application resume and stuff you give them or in like an essay? I was thinking I wouldn't add something along the lines of a career path (brotman service) in my essay because I heard it's very common. Probably like a menial expereince that aggrandized my point of view in the hook subject? (music- house of blues? I feel music would be a good hook.).</p>

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<p>The hook is what makes you you. I think it'll be hard to think up a hook out of the blue. It's what you're best at, and what you've pursued to the point that it sets you apart from 99.9999% of the rest of the high school Seniors. That's what a good hook does, I think. It's stuff that's beyond what is normally expected, perhaps even of most college students. Granted, not everyone has founded the next Red Cross or come up with a revolutionary scientific theory or is first-chair violinist for the New York Philharmonic, but if you have a hook, it will show. One or more of your essays will probably be geared towards this hook, and perhaps if there's material related to your hook, you'll send it in with your application. Also it'll be in different parts of your application (like EC's, etc.). You're not telling them what your hook is per se. Your hook simply...exists, and if you have one, they'll know through what you show them. If you were a world class swimmer with statistics on par with most applicants, you would very nearly be guarenteed admission (perhaps as close as one can come in such an institution). Does that kind of make sense? Perhaps I'm wrong, and if I am, someone please correct me.</p>